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Wednesday 10 August 2022
Transcend posts profit surge in 2Q22
Memory module house Transcend Information has reported net profits surged 46.9% sequentially to NT$1.15 billion (US$38.4 million) in the second quarter, when gross margin climbed...
Monday 8 August 2022
Competition heats up in sub-128Mb NOR flash
NOR flash chips are heading towards oversupply, sparking fierce competition especially in sub-128Mb offerings, but market prices are not likely to fall sharply, according to Winbond...
Thursday 4 August 2022
IC test interface vendors see diversification efforts bear fruit
Taiwan-based IC test interface specialists, such as Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and Sigurd Microelectronics, have seen their diversification efforts bear fruit as their operations...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Automotive IGBT lead times prolonged to 50 weeks
Delivery lead times for automotive-qualified IGBTs have been prolonged to 50 weeks or more, with the component shortage showing no sign of easing, according to industry sources in...
Wednesday 3 August 2022
Taiwan foundries intend to hold prices flat
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to hold prices flat in the second half of 2022, despite cutbacks in orders for display driver ICs and other chips for use in consumer electronics...
Tuesday 2 August 2022
MediaTek, Realtek upbeat about Wi-Fi chip shipment prospects for 2H22
MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor both expect their Wi-Fi chip shipments to stay robust in the second half of 2022, with the shipment growth poised to offset declines in chips sales...
Friday 29 July 2022
Primax Electronics eyeing 2-digit revenue and profit gains for Q3 2022
Taiwan's Primax Electronics, dedicated to human-machine interface products, automotive electronics and industrial IoT solutions, expects to score double-digit revenue...
Friday 29 July 2022
Realtek remains upbeat about Wi-Fi chip demand
Wi-Fi and other network chip demand will remain strong in the second half of 2022 despite the weakness in demand for consumer electronics applications, according to Realtek Semicon...
Wednesday 27 July 2022
Micron kicks off volume production of 232-layer NAND
Micron Technology has kicked off volume production of what the company claims is the world's first 232-layer NAND flash memory.
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Second-, third-tier foundries drop prices
With demand for consumer MCUs and other mass-market chips falling, second- and third-tier foundries have started cutting their prices, according to sources at IC design houses.
Thursday 21 July 2022
3D sensor demand to boom for metaverse hardware
Metaverse hardware is seen as the next "killer app" for the 3D optical sensor market, prompting compound semiconductor and optical sensor suppliers to team up to develop metaverse...
Wednesday 20 July 2022
TrendForce expects larger NAND flash price falls in 3Q22
NAND flash prices are forecast to drop by 8-13% in the third quarter of 2022, according to TrendForce, which estimated previously an up to 8% decrease.
Tuesday 19 July 2022
China semiconductor equipment vendors stay upbeat about 2H22
China's semiconductor equipment vendors managed to score impressive revenue gains for the first half of 2022, and remain confident about their shipment prospects for the rest of the...
Tuesday 19 July 2022
Qualcomm, Marvell, Intel to raise chip prices
Qualcomm and Marvell have both notified their customers about price increases that may come into effect as early as August, joining a few chip suppliers including Intel and TSMC looking...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Protective component maker Thinking eyeing more niche-market apps
Circuit protection device specialist Thinking Electronic Industrial will intensify deployments in EV, medical care and other niche-market applications while shifting more focus away...